Hang-up display device with pilfer proof slide cover box



DCC- 22, 1964 H. KIMBROUGH, JR 3,162,309

HANG-UP DISPLAY DEVICE WITH PILFER PROOF SLIDE COVER BOX Filed March 14, 1962 over the free edges ofthe end walls 14 against which the cover 18 presses 'the tabs contiguous the juncture off'the tabs with the connector anges 29. This eiects a quite eicient retention of the container 10 since it can be inovedto onlyithe Amostlirnited extent, if at44 all,- afforded by dimensional tolerances-infthe planeothe Vcard ill,V and unintentional; displacementnormal yto theplane ofthe cardis precluded by'the tabs and-their| connecting flanges. In fact, vremoval ofthe container-"106mmthe cardKV 11, Without-destruction'ofthe tabs 27"and 2S, can be-effected only by rst' removing :the covery Y1S tromV the container. VInl-assembling 'the 'container' 10' with'thecard 11, -it is projected, before attachment" ofi 'the' cover "18, 'throufgh the aperture y25'from then sideof the card opposite tol the tabs 2'7 'and 28 until1thejedgesofy the .endwialls 14engage 'tliejretainingltabsjsubstantiallyi asishown' inr dash Volittine in'FIG. 5. Conveniently such projection-may be effected while thecontainerl() is resting-upright upon an assem- `bly"'table and placing the card in assembled'relationfship with'thecontainer. Then,'the cover l'isalignedwith (the'top of' the 'container as 'shown in dashoutline fin'FIG. 5 'andjisislid'into assembled relationship over thev tabs '27 aud`i28 to vvcomplete theassembly.

AA'InOrder to accommodate'therinterlock lug`24-of the v cover, and to afford/an additionalinterlocking ofthe containerrlrelative to the retaining tabs, one of the jreftainingtabs,hereinthe'retaining tabZ'l' at the normally 'upperendeofthe aperture 25,*is providedwith a clearance aperture 30 (FIGSQLS andi 4) 'across' the junctureY betweenand kpartlyrwithin the contiguous `portions' ofl the tab"27"and'its connecting flange 29. Through-'this arrangement, the interlock-boss 24rfreely clears throughlthe Y apertureif'into engagementwith' Athe end wall 14 'of theV containerf'andat' fthe same "timeY enters-into'interlocking 'relatiomto'the'tab-`27. 1

By" having'thel stopft-ange 23y of 4vthe' cover-'at the 'upper end of the container 10 in the'hangingdisplayassembly, there Lis-fno possibilityV ofl the Covefi-underV any:l circum- `stance beingfaccide'ntally dislodged4 downwardly Fur- "thermore,this arrangement-makes it more difficult for jsurreptitious openingofthe cover'byaWould-be pilferer whilelthe container is on-hanging display.

ilferingfis 'alsodiscouragedby having the bottom l13 1ofthe container at-the'front ofthe display, andthe cover `18"atthe'back'of'the displaya'ffordedbythe card andv containeras'sembly;` For this purposey'thefacefoflthe card' 11 'from'which the bottomA of'lthe container ltlprotrudes is `desirably'-provided' with display advertising, merchandise 'identication-,price indicia, and the'like. vThiswill Vassurehangingof'the display'assemblywitn that side to- "ward- 'the front.

In addition, display offthe merchandise withinlthe con- -tain'er'110issenhancedby vthe opaque background afforded "by'fthe'tabsi27 and5-28disposed'falongside andV over a substantial area of 'the-innerface, of the cover18. For rthis :'purpose'the-'tabs may be'of'k any"preferredcoloration 4or 'white, contrasting 'witlijthemerchandise "This has been found 4l'excellent for displaying small articles of merchan- *disesuch as -ishing accessories on the order of'sh lline 'vg/eights;A iish hooks 'and other itemsof fishing tackle.

"Thepurch'aser can, of course, quickly and easilyremove "the display card 11;'rom the container 10 ,bydis'enga'ging "'and'rernoving Athe' cover r18,*wherafterv thev coverwis Vre- "placedt and the' container'provi'des a handy accessory box for the' contained articles.

It'willV be understood that modifications and variations maybe effected without departing from the scope of the novel concepts of the present'l invention.

I claim as 'my invention:

1. In a display'assembly, a hang-up supporting card,

said card having an aperture therethrough'receptive of Y a merchandise container, said lcard havingf'projecting integrally in `onefpiece vtherefrom'material struck from saidfaperture and comprising a pair of aligned tabs each of which has a 'tab vportion "in a"plane vwith lthe opposite tab-l and an angular connecting vflange joining it to the card,

a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall Vreceived in said aperture with the bottom wall projecting from thefacemoflthe card oppositesaid tabs andwith the 'edgeof said peripheral wall'-of--the coutainerk engagingsaid tabs,

said-peripheral lwall at the open fend ofV thecontainer having means thereon interengageableV with-a-f-s'lideon cover,

a slide-on cover. engaging saidime'ans and closing the container and clamping said tabs against said peripheral=vwal1,

andi 4inter-locka 4*means* on said coverf engageable rwith 'saidlperipheral41 W'all 'to' aresistremovalwof themes/er, one of said tabs having an aperture therein for clearing said interlock'meansv andinter-locleingly coactinglwith said'inter-lock means.

12p-In a display assembly 'of'y thecharacteril described,

ahang-up card,

l a merchandise -container having` -airtransparentbottom anda s wall#structured-provided?withl slide'onfv cover retaining means,

' a :slide-on Avcover MLhaving lrneanscooperablewithnsaid '.L said; container Wall str.ucturev one-of :said tabs'fhaving; an finterlockaaperture-therein i throughfwhich. said'zinterlockboss projects interlockingly.

BiffIn I a.'Y display .assembly of` the character' described, f ai merchandsecontainerf having a removably` attachable cover'fof' larger, perimeter lthan-theperimetery ofthe container,

, a displaysupport:fofvsheetiform'having an aperture therethrough substantially complementary to lthe perimeter of thev:container"'--fbutsmaller-thanl the .perimeter-ofthe-cover, saidA container extending through said aaperzture f and supported' therein,

andzttab' meansfproje'ctingfrom -sa'id support tand engaged between said container and said cover and therebyfretainingthe container in assemblyfwithfthe support. 4. InY a hang-upfdisplaydevice,

" a cardlproviding a display..supportllandhavinglarr upper end portion with means for hangingthe .card'on a suspension rdevice, a container-receiving aperture in .said. cardA .below said upper portion and aligned with said means-.for hanginglt'he card, i i l acontainer having a bottom wallv andperipheral-means providing=anedge about an opening into' the container defined by the Wall means,

said wail "means beingasubstantially :complementary in outside dimension with and` reeeivedfthrough said aperture with said bottom wall projecting from one face: of; said card,

lvertically opposed Atabs extending fromA the edge del iningsaidaperture andsfengaged. over `said edge of `the wall?y means, a cover engaged upon said wall means edgevandclamp- -ing said tabs,

vsaid cover having angularange means engaging upper 'and sidefportions. of said ,peripheral wall `means kand with theloWer-portion ofthe cover free Vforpassing the peripheral wall means in downwardly sliding on and upwardly sliding off relation,

and means on the flange means and on said wall means for slidable interengagement to retain the cover against lifting away from said wall means, upward sliding removal of the cover being diicult and thereby discouraging surreptitious opening of the cover by a would-be pilferer while the container is hanging from a suspension device.

5. A hang-up display device as defined in claim 4, in which the cover has interlock means thereon coactive with the upper portion of the w-all means to resist upward sliding movement of the cover relative to the container, and the upper tab having clearance opening for said interlock means.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS Houghton.

Molkenthin 206-79 Russell.

Miller 248-318 Mulford 248-318 Deitz 206-78 McLean 206-80 Gorton 206-78 Examiners. 

1. IN A DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, A HANG-UP SUPPORTING CARD, SAID CARD HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH RECEPTIVE OF A MERCHANDISE CONTAINER, SAID CARD HAVING PROJECTING INTEGRALLY IN ONE PIECE THEREFROM MATERIAL STRUCK FROM SAID APERTURE AND COMPRISING A PAIR OF ALIGNED TABS EACH OF WHICH HAS A TAB PORTION IN A PLANE WITH THE OPPOSITE TAB AND AN ANGULAR CONNECTING FLANGE JOINING IT TO THE CARD, A CONTAINER HAVING A BOTTOM WALL AND A PERIPHERAL WALL RECEIVED IN SAID APERTURE WITH THE BOTTOM WALL PROJECTING FROM THE FACE OF THE CARD OPPOSITE SAID TABS AND WITH THE EDGE OF SAID PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE CONTAINER ENGAGING SAID TABS, SAID PERIPHERAL WALL AT THE OPEN END OF THE CONTAINER HAVING MEANS THEREON INTERENGAGEABLE WITH A SLIDEON COVER, A SLIDE-ON COVER ENGAGING SAID MEANS AND CLOSING THE CONTAINER AND CLAMPING SAID TABS AGAINST SAID PERIPHERAL WALL, AND INTERLOCK MEANS ON SAID COVER ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PERIPHERAL WALL TO RESIST REMOVAL OF THE COVER, ONE OF SAID TABS HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN FOR CLEARING SAID INTERLOCK MEANS AND INTERLOCKINGLY COACTING WITH SAID INTERLOCK MEANS. 